The ambitions of Kamala Harris, pt. 1 ... Can Trump win by playing the law and order card? ... Face it, boomers: the meaning of “racism” is changing ... Leon Wieseltier’s return from #MeToo miscreant purgatory ... Is the normalization of Israel-UAE relations a big deal? ... The ambitions of Kamala Harris, pt. 2 ...

The feasibility of group testing for Covid ... Is Trump responsible for inadequate testing? ... Larry: The government should fund companies developing rapid home testing ... Critiquing the FDA’s approach to testing ... Larry: Rapid home testing could bring the economy back within three weeks ...

Katrina on the historical origins of public statues ... Why 1880–1930 was the golden age of American statuary ... Why do we care so much about statues? ... If a statue is pulled down, where should it go? ... The strange saga of Rochester, NY's Frederick Douglass statue(s) ... Katrina on the false dichotomy between "tourists" and "travellers" ... The crucial role world travel plays on dating apps ... Which museums won't survive the pandemic? ...

How Bill saw through the spin to predict the Kamala pick ... Bill: "Biden is actively anointing his successor" ... Does Kamala assuage white liberal guilt? ... Trump and the GOP's confused anti-Harris attack lines ... Will this lose Biden some 2016 Trump voters? ... What white Americans really think about race ...

Heather defines her foreign policy vision ... Critiquing liberal internationalism ... Has "human rights" become a cynical geopolitical tool? ... Why Heather isn't ready to swear off military intervention ... How middle powers operate within the system ... Heather: We can't decouple from China ... Is democracy promotion inherently flawed? ... What economic engagement can and can't do ... Against restorationism ... Heather on the burgeoning movement devoted to military restraint ...

Why Michele thinks schools shouldn't have closed ... Are teachers’ unions bad for students? ... Glenn: Teachers are almost certainly not a high-risk group ... Is the school reopening fight about health concerns or politics? ... Maintaining student accountability in distance learning ...

It’s finally happened: Bob and Mickey are starting a Patreon! ... Biden commits a Kinsley gaffe ... Mickey to Trump: Soldier on! ... The Joe Pesci formula for getting Trump out of office ... Mickey roots for Kamala to win the VP nom ... Should it worry us that Mickey has been tweeting in ALL CAPS lately? ... Are Latinos a more natural constituency for Dems or the GOP? ... Bob goes on TikTok and lives to tell the tale ... Appraising Andrew Sullivan’s take on critical theory and woke culture ... Many worlds, many truths? ... Introducing: The Parrot Room ...

Why Matt’s criticisms of Democrats don't make him pro-Trump ... The politics of the filibuster ... Bill: Obama is wrong, the filibuster must be defended ... Can pro-choicers and pro-lifers ever reach a compromise? ... Bill: Kamala Harris is the most likely VP pick ...

Hamilton arrives on the small screen ... Interpreting the very last moment of the play ... Isaac connects Hamilton and Shakespeare’s Henry IV Part 1 ... Prince Hal’s unsympathetic ambition ... The two parts of Henry IV and the two acts of Hamilton ... A brilliant Muppets parody of Hamilton ... Hamilton in Trump’s America ...

Defining foreign policy realism ... Emma fears that China will disrupt global trade and energy flows ... Is there a role for idealism within realism? ... Does economic engagement promote democratization? ... A realist take on Russia’s annexation of Crimea ... Emma doubts a major power would willingly bind itself to international law ... What Emma wishes America hadn’t done over the past 30 years ...